code for counting number of hits in ruby on rails application

Question

i want to know the code for counting number of hits in my ruby on rails application : conditions are it should not increment when a refresh action is executed. And it should be incremented by 1 only when clicked by a unique MAC address

Answer 1

I dont think it is possible to get mac ids

Retrieving client system information from a Rails application

Try some analytics to get unique visitors details.

Answer 2

This can't be done using Rails Application, but you can do this using AWStats.

This will give more detailed statistical information based on Host IP, Country, Browsers, etc,.